Homemade Lava Designed To Test Explosions

In order to study the unpredictable reactions between lava and water, researchers at the University at Buffalo are making hundreds of gallons of their own lava.

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Mar 19th, 2021
Customers wait in line outside a Walmart Supercenter store, due to COVID-19 restrictions on store capacity, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Miami. Walmart is moving more of its workers full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full-time with more consistent work schedules by early next year. With this move, announced Wednesday, April 14, the nation’s largest private employer says it will have 740,000 of its 1.2 million U.S. Walmart hourly store workers be full-time by Jan. 31.
To Retain Workers, Walmart Gives Them Full Time Jobs
The company plans to have two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full time by Jan. 31.
Apr 15th, 2021
This undated photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows Indonesian citizen Rudy Kurniawan. Kurniawan, who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper hooch he relabeled in his kitchen has been deported to his native Indonesia. U.S. immigration officials say Kurniawan was deported last week from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tangerang City.
'Sour Grapes' Wine Fraud Con Man Deported
He bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper booze he rebottled in his kitchen.
Apr 14th, 2021
In this November 2018, photo, then Toshiba Corp., Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani gets out of a seat after a press conference in Tokyo. Kurumatani stepped down Wednesday, April 14, 2021, a week after the Japanese technology and manufacturing conglomerate said it was studying an acquisition proposal from a global fund where he previously worked. Kurumatani tendered his resignation at a board meeting, and the board accepted, effective Wednesday, Tokyo-based Toshiba said in a statement.
Toshiba President Steps Down Amid Acquisition Talks
A proposed deal is estimated to be worth $18 billion and would turn Toshiba private.
Apr 14th, 2021
President Joe Biden participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. Seated with Biden are Daleep Singh, Deputy National Security Adviser and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, clockwise from bottom left, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Biden: US Needs to Invest, Lead in Computer Chips
He said the country hasn’t made big investments to stay ahead of global competitors, and it needs to step up its game.
Apr 12th, 2021
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Tyson Foods Opens $425M Poultry Plant in Tennessee
The $425 million investment in Humboldt, TN includes a processing plant, feed mill and hatchery.
Apr 12th, 2021
In his Dec. 18, 2020, file photo a runner passes the office of the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers on Thursday, April 8, 2021, advanced what they called commonsense legislation requiring two state agencies to share information aimed at helping stop billions of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment fraud.
Three More Charged in Massive Unemployment Fraud
California auditors said at least $810 million in the names of roughly 45,000 inmates had been approved.
Apr 12th, 2021
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America is Running Out of Ketchup Packets
Food retail establishments large and small are scrambling to supply the condiment.
Apr 8th, 2021
A hiring sign is seen outside home improvement store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, April 2, 2021. The pace of job openings reached the highest level on record in February, a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign for those looking for work.
US Jobless Claims Up to 744K
The Labor Department said applications increased by 16,000 from a week earlier.
Apr 8th, 2021
President Joe Biden during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, April 7, 2021.
Biden Open to Compromise on Infrastructure, but Not Inaction
The president suggested America's position in the world required aggressive action to serve a computerized age.
Apr 8th, 2021
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Feds: Walmart Worker Stole $124K in Gift Cards
The scam took place over a four-month period.
Apr 8th, 2021
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6 Ways to Troubleshoot With Thermal Imaging
A closer look at the focal points of electrical systems.
Apr 7th, 2021